About BSSK

Baikunthapur Sishu Seva Kendra (BSSK) is a non-government organization registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act 1961. The organization was initiated in 1978 as a sister organization of CINI. It has worked for the past 29 years in "Maipith Island" of Sunderbans delta region, South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal, with focus on distressed women and children.

Mission: Broad and holistic sustainable development of the community, with an emphasis on distressed women and children in the Sunderbans delta of West Bengal.

Objective:

To improve education, health and nutrition status of neglected children and mothers of remote Sunderbans area through comprehensive health and nutrition program.

To improve socio-economic condition of the poorer section of Sunderbans area through various programs appropriate for the area.

Area of operation:

BSSK is working in nine villages of an Island called "Maipith", covering two Gram Panchayats situated namely Maipith-Baikunthapur and Gurguria-Bhubaneswari GPs in Kultali Block of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.

Present population of the Island is about sixty thousand. The Island is surrounded by three saline water rivers. There is no electricity facility on the Island. The roads are mostly muddy with some brick inlay work in short stretches. Communication with the mainland is by motorboat or road. It takes approximately. three hours to reach the mainland.

The Governing Body

Mr. Ramsankar Maity,
M.A. BEd

Retd Headmaster
Res: Matuhrapur Ariya Vidyapith (H.S)
Res.: Boalia, Tentulberia, Garia, Kol-84, WB India

President

Mr. Panchu Gopal Mandal,
Class-VIII

Social worker
Res: Vill & P.O-Baikunthapur,
24 Pgs (s), W.B, India)

Secretary

Mr. Sailendranath Pramanick,
M.A, B.Ed

Asst teacher, Baikunthapur High School (H.S)
Res: Vill & P.O-B/Ambikanagar,24 pgs (S), W.B, India,

Treasurer

Dr. Samir Narayan Chaudhuri

Director, CINI (Child In Need Institute)
Res: Vill & P.O-Daulatpur,24 pgs (s), W.B, India

Member

Mr. Abinash Gine, B.A, B.Ed

Assistant Director, CINI (Child In Need Institute)
Res: Vill & P.O-Daulatpur,24 pgs (s), W.B, India

Member

Mr. Kamal Ranjan Maiti, BSc

Retd. teacher, Baikunthapur High School (H.S)
Res: Vill & P.O-Baikunthapur,24 pgs (s), W.B, India

Member

Mr. Kanailal Naiya, B.Sc, B.Ph.Ed

Asst teacher, Ambikanagar Haripriya High School (H.S)
Res: Vill & P.O. Ambikanagar,24 pgs (s), W.B, India

Member

Mrs. Aparna Halder,

Anganwari Worker
Res: Vill-Binodpur, P.O-B/Ambikanagar,
24 pgs (s), W.B, India

Member

Mr. Kalyani Dey, B.A

Social worker
Res: Vill & P.O-Baikunthapur, 24 pgs (s), W.B, India

Member

Dr. Aloke Kumar Jaldata, BSc.,
MBBS, Kolkata

Doctor
Res: Vill-23 No Lat Taltala,
P.O-Baribhangabad, W.B, India

Member

Staff Members

Child Sponsorship Programme

Name

Qualification

Designation

Experiences

Dr. Aloke Kumar Jaldata

BSc. M.B.B.S, Cal

Medical officer

14 years

Dr. Sankar Kumar Samanta

B.H.M.S.

Medical officer

15 years

Dr. Tapan Kumar Naiya

BSc, D.H.M.S

Medical officer

8 years

Akhil Mandal

M.Com

Accounts officer

7 years

Phulkumari Mandal

B.A

Programme officer

26 years

Ranjita Halder

H.S

Programme officer

24 years

Gita Maiti

M.P

Social worker

15 years

Lalita Kayal

B.A

Social worker

7 years

Save The Children

Name

Qualification

Designation

Experiences

Jayshree Chakrabarty

B.A

Multi Purpose Worker

4 years

Sulata Paul

H.S

Multi Purpose Worker

2 years

Tapati Hazra

H.S

Multi Purpose Worker

2 years

Sankari Ghorui

H.S

Multi Purpose Worker

2 years

Sulekha Mandal

B.A

Multi Purpose Worker

1 year

Sipra Halder

B.A

Multi Purpose Worker

1 year

Sir Dorabji Tata Trust

Name

Qualification

Designation

Experiences

Harekrishna Mandal

M.Com

Prog. Co-ordinator & Project Manager

27 years

Biswajit Ghosh

B.A. Hons

Asst Programme Co-ordinator

4 years

Suman Kalyan Maiti

B.Sc

Asst Programme Co-ordinator

6 years

Prasanta Paul

B.A Hons

Social worker

4 years

Rina Santra

B.A Hons

Social worker

4 years

Mriganka Mouli Das

B.A

Social worker

2 years

Badal Maiti

B.A Hons

Social worker

2 years

Sankar Raichaudhury

B.A Hons

Social worker

2 years

Niladri Das

M.A Hons

Social worker

2 years

Krishnadhan Halder

B.A Hons

Social worker

6 years

Satyabati Mandal

B.A Hons

Social worker

2 years

Others & volunteers

Name

Qualification

Designation

Experiences

Debendranath Bhunia

Class-VIII

Caretaker

12 years

Amal Chandra Giri

School Final

Volunteer

30 years

Sandhya Das

School Final

Volunteer

28 years

Jagadish Chandra Payra

School Final

Volunteer

28 years

Prabodh Kumar Samanta

Class-VIII

Volunteer

22 years

Sumitra Ghosh

School Final

Volunteer

28 years

Utpal Bhunia

B.A

Volunteer

4 years

Pravas Mandal

B.A

Volunteer

2 years

Maharani Das

Volunteer

Subodh Mandal

Volunteer

Goutam Manna

Volunteer

Saraswati Halder

Volunteer

Dibakar Mondal

Volunteer

Putul Naskar

Volunteer

Pratima Nayek

Volunteer

Damayanti Mondal

Volunteer

Jharna Middey

Volunteer

Sindhubhusan Dey

Volunteer

Ramchandra Shee

Volunteer

Pintu Halder

Volunteer

Sonali Patra

Volunteer

Sashanka Giri

Volunteer

Dibakar Naiya

Volunteer

Bharati Mondal

Volunteer

Susanta Bhunia

Volunteer

Menoka Sarder

Volunteer

Goutam Ghorai

Volunteer

Suchitra Mandal

Volunteer

Ranjit Jana

Volunteer

Harekrishna Maiti

Volunteer

Tapas Pradhan

Volunteer

Debasish Giri

Volunteer

Bikash Kanti Das

Volunteer